 The Italy squad at the 1912 Olympics. Zuffi is front, second from right. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1889-12-27)27 December 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 1968(1968-07-14) (aged 76) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1910 | Torino | 9 | (1) |
| 1910–1912 | Juventus | 21 | (0) |
| 1912–1913 | Torino | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1912 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enea Zuffi (Italian pronunciation:[eˈnɛːadˈdzuffi]; 27 December 1889 – 14 July 1968) was an Italianfootballer who played as aforward andmidfielder.
Zuffi was born in Turin, Italy, on 27 December 1889 to mother Alice Drake and father Enea Zuffi.[1] At a club level, he played for both teams from his hometown, Torino F.C. and Juventus F.C. He played nine games with Torino from 1908 to 1910 and scored one goal, and played twenty-one games with Juventus from 1910 to 1912. He then returned to Torino for the 1912-1913 season, appearing in five games.[2][3] In 1909, Zuffi was a member of the Torino XI that participated in the1909 Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, regarded by many as the first European club trophy.[4] In the tournament, he scored the winning goal of a 2-1 victory overSportfreunde Stuttgart to secure his team a third-place finish.[5]
In 1912, Zuffi was a member of theItaly national squad that played at the1912 Summer Olympics. He was present for three games, playing in two of them. He made his debut on 29 June, in a 2-3 loss toFinland; they would dispute theconsolation tournament, where he sat on the bench againstSweden on 1 July as Italy won 1-0. On 3 July, he played againstAustria in yet another loss (1-5).[6]
Zuffi died on 14 July 1968 at the age of 76.[7]
